How Can I
Roselle Nava Lyrics
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Gabi kapag wala ka
Kung hindi kita kasama
Paano kaya ang buhay
O ikaw, kailangan ko aking mahal
Ikaw ang aking mundo
Kung lalayo ka
Ay mawawalang lahat sa akin
Sabihin mo
Paano na kung wala ka?
'Di ko alam
Paano ba ang mabuhay, kung lalayo ka?
Paano nga ba mabubuhay?
Paano ba?
Paano ba ang mabuhay?
Buhay ko
Kung wala
Ang dilim
Wala rin ang langit
At di ko na alam
Ang gagawin
Paano na ang buhay ko
Ikaw ang aking mundo
Kung lalayo ka
Ay mawawalang lahat sa akin
Ng ligaya
Sabihin mo
Paano na kung wala ka?
'Di ko alam
Paano ba ang mabuhay, kung lalayo ka?
Paano nga ba mabubuhay?
Paano ba?
Paano ba ang mabuhay?
Kung lalayo ka
Ay mawawalang lahat sa akin
Kailangan kita
Kung alam mo lang
Ikaw ang lahat sa aking buhay
Sabihin mo
Paano na kung wala ka?
'Di ko alam
Paano ba ang mabuhay, kung lalayo ka?
Paano nga ba mabubuhay?
Paano ba?
Paano ba ang mabuhay?
Paano ba?
(Paano na kung wala ka?)
Paano ba?
(Paan ba ang mabuhay?)
Paano ba?
(Paano ba?)
The song "How Can I" by Roselle Nava is a heart-wrenching ballad about the fear and uncertainty that comes with separation from a loved one. The singer opens by asking how she will survive the night without her love, and how life itself will continue on without them by her side. She emphasizes that her world revolves around this person and that their absence would cause her great pain and sadness. She pleads for her love to tell her how she will go on if they are not there.
The second verse describes the darkness that would ensue if they were to leave. The singer's life would be empty and she would not know what to do or how to live. She repeatedly emphasizes that her happiness and well-being are all tied up in her love's existence. In the final verse, the singer declares that if her love knew how much they meant to her, they would never leave. She reiterates her desperate need for this person and implores them to tell her how she will survive without them.
Overall, the lyrics of "How Can I" speak to the universal human experience of love and loss. The song captures the feelings of fragility and uncertainty that can arise when we become intimately connected to someone else, and the deep pain that separation from that person can cause.
Line by Line Meaning
Paano ba
How can I
Gabi kapag wala ka
Nighttime without you
Kung hindi kita kasama
If I'm not with you
Paano kaya ang buhay
How will life be
O ikaw, kailangan ko aking mahal
Or you, my beloved, I need
Ikaw ang aking mundo
You are my world
Kung lalayo ka
If you were to go away
Ay mawawalang lahat sa akin
Everything will disappear from me
Ng ligaya
Of joy
Sabihin mo
Tell me
Paano na kung wala ka?
What if you're not here anymore?
'Di ko alam
I don't know
Paano ba ang mabuhay, kung lalayo ka?
How can I live if you're far away?
Paano nga ba mabubuhay?
How will I survive?
Buhay ko
My life
Kung wala
If it's gone
Ang dilim
The darkness
Wala rin ang langit
The sky is gone too
At di ko na alam
And I don't know anymore
Ang gagawin
What to do
Paano na ang buhay ko
What will happen to my life
Kung lalayo ka
If you go away
Ay mawawalang lahat sa akin
Everything will disappear from me
Ng ligaya
Of joy
Kailangan kita
I need you
Kung alam mo lang
If only you knew
Ikaw ang lahat sa aking buhay
You are everything in my life
Paano ba?
How can I?
(Paano na kung wala ka?)
(What if you're not here anymore?)
Paano ba?
How can I?
(Paan ba ang mabuhay?)
(How will I survive?)
Paano ba?
How can I?
(Paano ba?)
(How can I?)
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Vanessa M.M Pantig
Thank you for uploading this, my most favorite song of roselle, from her second album Say It Again